If you're worried about C-sections causing autism, never fear! The reality is much less terrifying than the headlines might've lead you to believehttps://medium.com/@gidmk/c-sections-arent-causing-autism-2ae944a4d791 …
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The basic idea is that this was (pooled) observational research, which means it's impossible to know if C-sections were causing autism or if there was something else behind it all
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Even worse, the absolute risk increase was TINY, with C-sections only making it 0.17% more likely that a child would be autistic
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There was also significant statistical heterogeneity and other issues, which are fascinating to nerds (and very important), but I only briefly touch on in the blog
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Also, something that no media anywhere mentioned is that the study found no association between C-sections and a host of other mental health issues, which should be REASSURING
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Replying to @GidMK
isn't the father's age a major risk factor in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders?
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I think less so than the mother's age, but there's evidence that it is yes. The lack of control over confounding is one of the biggest issues with a meta analysis like this
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